Research Databases & Links
Please Note: Research Databases may now be found under "Research Central" where you will now find databases, book suggestions, web links and library programs by topic. Please update your favorites. If you are not automatically redirected, please click on this link: http://www.wclibrary.info/research/literature.asp
Use our free databases or pre-selected website links to help with your research.
Can't find the database you're seeking? Try our alphabetical listing!
Home Access = accessible online from home or work with a valid library card.
In-Library Access = accessible only from an Information Station within the Library buildings.
Have a question? Use the 'Ask a Librarian' live chat feature at the top of the page!
(during open business hours)
Call:
Centerville Library Reference Desk at 937/433-8091, ext. 2.
Woodbourne Library Reference Desk at 937/435-3700, ext. 2.
Email: cvref@wcpl.lib.oh.us or visit Ask a Librarian for more options.
Use our free databases or pre-selected website links to help with your research.
Can't find the database you're seeking? Try our alphabetical listing!
Home Access = accessible online from home or work with a valid library card.
In-Library Access = accessible only from an Information Station within the Library buildings.
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American and English Full Text Literature Collection
Select a text that inspires you, compare its language to similar works, learn about its author, or find out how it influenced other writers and read what they've said about it.
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Art at the Smithsonian The Smithsonian artists' files are an exceptionally valuable resource for art historical research done on emerging regional and local artists and often are the only obtainable sources of information. Artcyclopedia A comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources. EwArt History Watch movies about art, subscribe to podcasts, and find all you would want to know about specific periods of art history. Internet Book List Provides a comprehensive and easily accessible database of books. Poetry.org A resource site for poetry and poets. Here you can learn about the history, meaning, and types of poetry, as well as terms often used when reading and studying poetry. Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg has over 20,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. For more recommended websites, categorized by subject and age group, visit our Web Links section. |
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ART Collection
Provides high-quality, digital images of works of art from museums around the world.
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| Books & Authors Looking for a good book, but not sure where to start? Books & Authors might have what you need.
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Literature Resource Center
Full-text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews on over 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods from around the world. Learn more about this database from its online tutorial.
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| Novelist K-8 Plus Especially for elementary & middle school students, this online source has fiction and nonfiction titles chosen to support school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students.
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NoveList Plus
A great stop to finding that next great read, with both fiction and nonfiction titles! Learn more about this database from its online tutorial.
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Professional Development Collection
from EBSCOhost Designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles with full text availability.
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WorldCat
Lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world.
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Have a question? Use the 'Ask a Librarian' live chat feature at the top of the page!
(during open business hours)
Call:
Centerville Library Reference Desk at 937/433-8091, ext. 2.
Woodbourne Library Reference Desk at 937/435-3700, ext. 2.
Email: cvref@wcpl.lib.oh.us or visit Ask a Librarian for more options.